The Language of the Cell
by Claude Kordon
ISBN: 0070358753
ISBN-13: 9780070358751
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published date: 1992
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.4 pounds
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The Language of the Cell
Kordon, Claude
Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill, 1992. Clean tight unmarked book. Nice copy!. Trade Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
Offered by Paperback Junction (United States)
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The Language of the Cell
Kordon, Claude
New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1993. 104 pp. Clean, well-bound pages. Book block soiling. Library discard stamp on front flyleaf, but was never processed for library use. Solid copy. Cell function and cellular control mechanisms.. Soft Cover. Very Good. . . ( more information)
Offered by Always Books (Canada)
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The Language of the Cell (Mcgraw Hill Horizons of Science Series)
Kordon, Claude
New York: Mcgraw-Hill. Trade Paperback. 0070358753 There is some soiling on the covers of the book and the first free endpaper. There is also a crease on the front cover of the book. This 104 page book is part of The McGraw-Hill Horizons of Science Series. . Good. 1993. Reprint. ( more information)
Offered by Cupboard Maker Books (United States)
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THE LANGUAGE OF THE CELL
Kordon, Claude
1993 . Kordon, Claude. THE LANGUAGE OF THE CELL. NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., c1993. 104pp, bibliography, Lg 8vo, As new trade paperback, $8.50. ( more information)
Offered by Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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The Language of the Cell (McGraw-Hill Horizons of Science Ser.)
Kordon, Claude; Gladstone, William J. (translator)
New York, NY, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 1993. What is the cell like? Is it cozy and intimate, like a small room? Austere like a monastery and grim like a prison?. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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